Unemployment payments - DC obliterated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe federal worker unemployment benefits are paid for by the federal government (they reimburse states for this).

This is correct. Bowser has already addressed this.

I know many of you want the nation’s capital to be destroyed, but you’ll have to wait a little while longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Many of the people who'd file for UE benefits live in VA or MD."

Just so that everyone is clear, employers located in DC pay unemployment taxes to the DC government, so of course the claims for benefits are made to the DC government, regardless of where the employee works.

DC needs to start enforcing traffic laws and collect money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Guess we'll add some speed cameras to afford more bike lanes to show we deserve to be a state.

Yeah, but only some people have to actually pay the full price of the tickets.

Seriously: who cares about this? Would you rather make less money so you pay lower tickets? Probably not, I assume? You could also just not speed, and not have to worry about it. I got a speed camera ticket. Once. After that, I decided I didn’t want to pay any more stupid fines. Why are people here so outraged about this ticket proposal?

Why are we upset that the law is discriminating against people?

Making more money isn't a protected class. If the law is discriminating against you because of your race or your gender or your religion or something like that, that's a problem. In this case, it's a sliding scale for payment for fines for something that you can easily avoid by not speeding. I also would pay the higher rate here, but I have absolutely no problem with the concept.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I believe federal worker unemployment benefits are paid for by the federal government (they reimburse states for this).

This is correct. Bowser has already addressed this.

I know many of you want the nation’s capital to be destroyed, but you’ll have to wait a little while longer.

The Medicaid cuts combined with our feckless performative Council are what's going to kill us.

[Anonymous]

Some people live in DC and work in MD or VA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Guess we'll add some speed cameras to afford more bike lanes to show we deserve to be a state.

Yeah, but only some people have to actually pay the full price of the tickets.

Seriously: who cares about this? Would you rather make less money so you pay lower tickets? Probably not, I assume? You could also just not speed, and not have to worry about it. I got a speed camera ticket. Once. After that, I decided I didn’t want to pay any more stupid fines. Why are people here so outraged about this ticket proposal?

Why are we upset that the law is discriminating against people?

Making more money isn't a protected class. If the law is discriminating against you because of your race or your gender or your religion or something like that, that's a problem. In this case, it's a sliding scale for payment for fines for something that you can easily avoid by not speeding. I also would pay the higher rate here, but I have absolutely no problem with the concept.

Poor people are more likely to spend time in prison awaiting trial even when ultimately found not guilty. Wealthy people have an easier time posting bond and getting lawyers who argue effectively for pretrial release. There is a lot of inequity in the fine and punishment side of our justice system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We all pay unemployment insurance in our paychecks. Some never have to use it. So there is some funds there, but with the massive amount of claims, those funds will
likely go to hiring more employees and upgrading the system to handle claims.

You do not. Employment taxes are paid by the employer only. Not by employees. This is why employers may contest an employees application for benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Many of the people who'd file for UE benefits live in VA or MD."

Just so that everyone is clear, employers located in DC pay unemployment taxes to the DC government, so of course the claims for benefits are made to the DC government, regardless of where the employee works.

Duh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You file for UE benefits where you work, not where you live. DC will be on the hook for all the UE workers losing jobs en masse. Where is DC going to get the money? Huge losses in income tax revs. Property values may get slammed, so big losses in RE taxes. Commerical properties may sink too. Many of the people who'd file for UE benefits live in VA or MD. DC seems like it is going to get hit so badly the bond rating might crash. Many of the jobs are never coming back either, so it's not like there will be the same level coming back during a "recovery". They're literally closing agencies permanently or relocating them out of the DMV.

This is incorrect. In DC, MD and VA, because each jurisdiction is barred from enacting a work tax, you pay taxes and UI based on where you live, NOT where you work. But yes, you file where you work everywhere else in the country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Guess we'll add some speed cameras to afford more bike lanes to show we deserve to be a state.

Yeah, but only some people have to actually pay the full price of the tickets.

What do you mean?

DC is implementing a pilot program that would permit low income drivers to pay only half the fine for a traffic ticket. There’s a whole other thread on this.

They should base the tickets on your income.

In Europe, particularly in Finland, speeding tickets are often based on an individual's income, meaning the more you earn, the higher the fine for a speeding violation due to a system called "day fines" where the fine is calculated based on a percentage of your daily disposable income; this system is also used in Switzerland to some extent

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Guess we'll add some speed cameras to afford more bike lanes to show we deserve to be a state.

Yeah, but only some people have to actually pay the full price of the tickets.

I think they should make a pedestrian speed limit and post speed cameras at the metro exits as well as in front of major office buildings.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Guess we'll add some speed cameras to afford more bike lanes to show we deserve to be a state.

Yeah, but only some people have to actually pay the full price of the tickets.

I think they should make a pedestrian speed limit and post speed cameras at the metro exits as well as in front of major office buildings.

This is what "car brain" looks like. Whether intended in full sincerity, or as a "joke."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You file for UE benefits where you work, not where you live. DC will be on the hook for all the UE workers losing jobs en masse. Where is DC going to get the money? Huge losses in income tax revs. Property values may get slammed, so big losses in RE taxes. Commerical properties may sink too. Many of the people who'd file for UE benefits live in VA or MD. DC seems like it is going to get hit so badly the bond rating might crash. Many of the jobs are never coming back either, so it's not like there will be the same level coming back during a "recovery". They're literally closing agencies permanently or relocating them out of the DMV.

This is incorrect. In DC, MD and VA, because each jurisdiction is barred from enacting a work tax, you pay taxes and UI based on where you live, NOT where you work. But yes, you file where you work everywhere else in the country.

That is true for income taxes, but not unemployment insurance.

Here is guidance for federal workers: https://does.dc.gov/service/unemployment-compensation-former-federal-employees

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We all pay unemployment insurance in our paychecks. Some never have to use it. So there is some funds there, but with the massive amount of claims, those funds will
likely go to hiring more employees and upgrading the system to handle claims.

You do not. Employment taxes are paid by the employer only. Not by employees. This is why employers may contest an employees application for benefits.

Realistically employer side taxes are still paid by the employee as those are all budgeted personnel expenses that would theoretically be used to increase pay otherwise.

It's like saying "renters don't pay property tax." Sure, they technically don't, but if you think your landlord isn't using your rent to pay their property tax and passing on any increases to you, you're out of your mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe federal worker unemployment benefits are paid for by the federal government (they reimburse states for this).

This is correct. Bowser has already addressed this.

I know many of you want the nation’s capital to be destroyed, but you’ll have to wait a little while longer.

Oh you mean federal funds that can be declared "fraud" and frozen without notice? Right, nothing to worry about.